‘Cone of Confusion’ answers questions about 2024 hurricane season
FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross and FOX Weather Meteorologist Ian Oliver head to the National Hurricane Center to see what’s involved in forecasting some of the planet’s worst storms.
Hurricanes are some of the worst storms on Earth. They can cause widespread devastation and change lives forever.
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be extremely active, with NOAA issuing its most aggressive forecast ever.
In a FOX Weather special called "Cone of Confusion," FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross and FOX Weather Meteorologist Ian Oliver traveled to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida.
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Robbie Berg (L), Senior Hurricane Specialist, and Jamie Rhome, Deputy Director of NOAA's National Hurricane Center, interact on the floor of the National Hurricane Center on June 01, 2022, in Miami, Florida.
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They introduced you to some of the people charged with keeping an eye on the tropics and warning more than just America about approaching tropical storms and hurricanes.
As the name of the special suggests, Norcross and Oliver also discussed the heavily relied-on cone of uncertainty and the confusion about what it means. The NHC is making changes to the cone this season to combat the puzzlement.
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The cone of uncertainty for Hurricane Florence in 2018 is seen in this graphic.
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